Greece Sea Tourism, Hotels Top Priorities for Ministry's New Secretary General
Hotel issues and marine tourism topped the agenda of meetings between newly-appointed Greek Secretary General for Tourism Olympia Anastasopoulou and stakeholders.
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Hotel issues and marine tourism topped the agenda of meetings between newly-appointed Greek Secretary General for Tourism Olympia Anastasopoulou and stakeholders.
Greek hoteliers are appealing to the government to extend financial support to hotels as the Omicron variant of Covid-19 has put a brake on bookings.
Winter destinations in Greece, including popular places like Arachova, Pelion and Ioannina, are seeing occupancy levels soar to 85-90% for the three-day New Year holiday.
Greece’s tourism numbers for 2021 have reached some 60 percent of 2019 levels, according to Hellenic Hoteliers Federation President Grigoris Tasios.
The number of road arrivals to Greece gained momentum in August exceeding the 1 million mark, according to INSETE data.